Montreal Travel Guide - Canadian Moments of Charm
Montreal Travel Guide - Canadian Moments of Charm
Montreal (French: Montréal) is the metropolis of the province of Quebec. Quebec City is the political capital but Montreal is the cultural and economic capital of Quebec and the main entry point to the province. The second largest city in Canada, it is a city rich in culture and history and a well-deserved reputation as one of the liveliest cities in North America. Montreal is the second-largest French-speaking (as a mother language) city in the world, behind Paris. The population of Montreal is about 1.9 million, with 4 million in the metro area. Montreal is sometimes referred to as The Paris of North America.
Districts of Montreal :
Ville-Marie borough
Montreal is composed of 19 large boroughs. The most important one in central Montreal for visitors is Ville-Marie, which is further subdivided into neighbourhoods. From West to East, some of its neighbourhoods include:
Downtown — Skyscrapers, shopping, museums, McGill and Concordia universities, and the Parc du Mont-Royal.
Old Montreal — The historic and (dare we say it) quaint riverfront Old Town and Old Port.
Chinatown — The third largest in Canada, filled with numerous restaurants and shops.
Quartier Latin-Le Village — Restaurants, boutiques, cafes, pubs near UQAM in the Quartier Latin, gay bars and clubs in Le Village, and the working class neighbourhood of Sainte-Marie.
Parc Jean-Drapeau — The islands of Île Sainte-Helene and Île Notre-Dame and the Montreal Casino.
Plateau Mont-Royal district
The Plateau — A large, trendy district north of downtown and east of Parc du Mont-Royal noted for its quaint architecture, diverse mixture of cultures and languages, parks, music venues, theaters, restaurants, pedestrian streets, and the location of many summer festivals.
Mile End — The legendary Fairmount and St. Viateur bagel shops, Dieu du Ciel brewery, trendy restaurants and cafés, bookstores, thrift shops, espresso and soccer bars, the Rialto Theatre, St Michael and St. Andrew's church, boutiques and hipsters.
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Westmount–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Côte-des-Neiges
Outremont
South West
Villeray/Parc-Extension
Ville Saint-Laurent
West Island
East End
North Island
The climate of Montreal is a true humid continental climate with 4 distinct seasons. The city has warm, to very hot & humid summers, generally mild spring and autumn, and often very cold & snowy winters. Montreal gets over 2,000 hours of sunshine annually. Precipitation is moderate throughout the year, with around 2 meters of snow per season.
Montreal has historically been divided into east and west by boulevard Saint-Laurent. Numbered addresses on streets that cross Saint-Laurent start there and increase in either direction; most addresses are given as rue ____ Ouest (west) or rue ____ Est (east). Walking is a favoured way to get around the densely packed downtown and the narrow streets of Old Montreal, especially during the warmer months. Montreal is home to one of the three public subway/metro systems in Canada, the others found in Vancouver and Toronto.
A lot to see in Montreal such as :
Mount Royal
Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal
Montreal Botanical Garden
Underground City, Montreal
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal
La Ronde
Mount Royal Park
Olympic Stadium
Old Port of Montreal
Parc Jean-Drapeau
Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History
Biosphere Environmental Museum
Jean Talon Market
Montreal Insectarium
Bonsecours Market
La Fontaine Park
Montreal Science Centre
Place Jacques-Cartier
Place d'Armes
Casino de Montréal
Montreal Olympic Park
Lachine Canal
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
Montreal City Hall
Montreal City Hall
Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel
Saint Helen's Island
Saint Laurent Boulevard
Atwater Market
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park
Château Ramezay - Musée et site historique de Montréal
Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral
Montreal Clock Tower
Beaver Lake
Cap-Saint-Jacques Nature Park
Tourisme Montréal - siège social
Notre Dame Island
Redpath Museum
Nature Park of Île-de-la-Visitation
Saint-Paul Street West
Canadian Centre for Architecture
Angrignon Park
Centre de la Nature
Musée Grévin Montreal
Maisonneuve Park
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Place Ville Marie Observatory
The Montreal Tower
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